When the people inspire literature, they enter the pantheon of heritage
Discovering the Eugène Dabit Prize for the populist novel, its history, its current affairs.
Meetings with Sorj Chalandon, 2024 winner, Gilles Marchand, 2023 winner and Violaine Schwartz, 2013 winner.
Invites: Akli Tadjer, Michel Quint, Dominique Fabre, Natacha Boussaa, Hugo Boris, Samira Sedira.
Musical readings, discussions, musical interludes and dedications.
What does a populist novel mean today?
What impact does the Eugène Dabit Prize for the Populist Novel have in the literary world, popular culture and among readers?
What is still its importance in the work of authors and their dialogue with publishers?
There remains a sort of monument in the style of Arletty’s famous line in Hôtel du Nord: Atmosphere, atmosphere… Do I have a mouthful of atmosphere. The heritage carried by this literature of the populist movement born in the 1930s is embodied in the intimacy of romantic stories forming a collective memory, a succession of human legacies anchored in popular worlds. “The people plus the style” according to the price adage.
| January 25, 2025 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Orion Tower, 12 rue de Vincennes inscription |
Programme
14h : Acte I
Sorj Chalandon, Gilles Marchand and Violaine Schwartz talk about their books.
Reading of extracts by Christophe Brault, actor.
Exchanges with the public. Moderation: Michel Quint
3:45 p.m.: Musical intermission
4 p.m.: Acts II
People where are you?
The winners recount their first reactions when they received a so-called “populist” prize?
• How do we experience the connection to this literary heritage and its prestigious list of achievements?
• How can we allow the people to give voice to literature?
• What impact does the legacy of the populist movement maintain in the literary world, in publishing, in popular culture and among readers?
With the participation of editors David Meulemans and Serge Safran Moderation: Hugo Boris
5:30 p.m. Musical closing
Book signing
